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November 2020 Edition 3443 South Galena St., Denver, Colorado 80231

November 9th Zoom Meeting

We will have a special guest in attendance

Imperial Chief Rabban William “Bill” Bailey and his Lady Debby

Photos from the “Let Me Out Parade” at the Eastern Star Home October 4th

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Joe Kent

To all El Jebel Nobles, Ladies and their Families.

Winter has arrived. It is a nice change that will help contain the wild fires. However, it’s time now for warmer weather.

Karri and I would like to thank Noble Ed Hamm for present-ing the virtual Potentate's trip for 2020 to Northern Islands of Scotland during our October Zoom meeting. We are happy that Noble Ed is feeling much better and was able to put the program together. But, above all, he is home and getting stronger every day.

The Dune Buggies suggested we do a parade at the Eastern Star Masonic home. So, on October 4th we had a special pa-rade for their residents. There was a good turnout of Shriners and a beautiful day. We made 3 trips around the main building, the residents very much appreciated our presence and we appreciated the chance to get out.

This month we had a clean up day at the Shrine. It was at-tended well, trees and bushes on the north side of the building were trimmed, boy did they need it. Trash was picked up from around the building and parking lot and the drains were cleaned out. Thank you to all the participants!

The Memorial wall in the front of the Shrine was completed and looks wonderful. Bricks will be available for purchase to add to the wall. Please see the article on page 17 by Illustrious Sir Tony Dattilo explaining how to participate in the program.

We will have our annual elections on December 14th via Zoom. Imperial has given the OK to use electronic means for the election. More information will follow in the coming weeks.

On November 4th , all of El Jebel would like to wish Susan Boles a happy 39th Birthday again.

Until next month……..

A Message from the First Lady of El Jebel Karri Kent I hope this finds everyone doing well; Joe and I are keeping busy and so far,

have been able to avoid this pesky virus. We were fortunate to be able to help with the Shriners Hospitals for Children PGA Golf Tourna-ment in Las Vegas (let me clarify; Joe helped with the tournament; like the good wife I am, I went shopping). This year we drove out to Las Vegas instead of flying, we were able to take a detour through Zion National Park with Greg and Kendy. The park is wonderful; however, the drive is awful, I would much rather fly. Joe wanted to see a friend in St George, Utah, and I started typing the address into the GPS app in my phone, as many of you know it finishes typing the address for you. The only problem is, it typed in a slightly different address, which I did not catch. The addresses in Utah are based on the direction they are from the local Mormon Tem-ple, so they are quite funky, this one being 3730 S 1700 W and the app typed in 3730 S 1700 E, I did not catch the E and it took us clear across to the other side of town. This ended up being a 30-minute detour to our trip. This moral of this story is always double check the auto typing on your iPhone. Las Vegas is trying to reopen from the virus shutdown, but they have a long way to go. Joe and I usually move to the strip and stay a few days there following the golf tournament to see some shows; this trip we did move to the strip; however, there are no shows. We still had a good time, before enduring the long drive home. I hope you will consider joining the small group who goes out next year; we always have a great time. I have been hoping and praying that this virus will be winding down and Ron & Robyn will not have to endure the year that we have. Un-fortunately, it looks like the numbers are taking another swing up. I saw reports yesterday that some areas of Denver are considering increasing the sheltering level to “Shelter at Home” again. If that hap-pens, you know that you will not be able to find toilet paper again. I have consulted my good friend, “Google” and have a list of things we all need to buy now, so we are prepared: Toilet Paper-there is no Sears Catalogue like when you were little to cut up and use. I found a website that can help you calculate just how

much you should stockpile. www.howmuchtoiletpaper.com

Paper Towels

Kleenex-you do not want to use washable handkerchiefs, they spread germs.

Masks-I believe Robyn has some Shriner masks for sale if you would like

Latex Gloves

Hand Sanitizer-it should contain at least 70% alcohol. We do not want to

waste our good Vodka to make hand sanitizer, stock up now.

Household cleaners-did you notice last time, you could not buy toilet bowl cleaner anywhere. Americans must have had the cleanest toilets during

those months.

Yeast-If you bake bread like me, you could not buy yeast anywhere. People who have never baked a loaf of bread in their lives suddenly decided they

needed yeast.

Fresh Garlic-I could not buy fresh garlic anywhere last time, some people

must think that garlic wards off this virus or something.

Your Favorite Foods-they will suddenly become everyone else’s favorite and

you will not find them.

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Jay Bobick

FOUR NEW NOBLES!!!!

While several Temple events did occur in October, the most interesting and exciting was the creation of four new nobles for EL Jebel! We welcome Nobles Josh Calvert, Mike Gardner, Robert Gordon, and Mike Taylor. On 5 October at 7:00 pm in our Temple Auditorium a Ceremo-nial was held. These new nobles were received in the traditional manner. Due to the COVID restrictions, a lim-ited number of Nobles were allowed to physically join the ceremony, but the open portion was broadcast by ZOOM for many Nobles to share in the festivities. Please find a way to extend your personal welcome to Josh, Mike G, Bob, and Mike T whenever you may be able. We look forward to our new brothers joining our inner bodies and becoming active members. Your Board of Directors and Divan are continuing to meet on ZOOM to ensure our Temple continues to sup-port our membership, their families and keep our building in tip top shape. With that in mind, several Nobles and ladies spent a profitable Saturday cleaning our building exterior to include seriously trimming all the shrubbery and clearing the drainage. A big thanks to all who gave of the time and effort to make our property look fine. Our membership now is a few Nobles over 900. We all need to spread the word that El Jebel is still a very active Shrine with many and varied fun things to do. Our inner bodies are active! Just contact one or more and find out. You can be active as well. More importantly, tell your Masonic brothers about being a Shriner and a part of El Jebel. Four just joined us and you can help that number grow. Our last Temple ZOOM meeting highlight was our own Noble Ed Hamm presenting a program on the Scottish Northern Islands: Shetland, Fair and Orkney. He made the trip a few years ago on a Potentate’s Trip. It was in-teresting to see his photos of the islands and structures from all ages including the Vikings. Each Potentate of-fers us a chance to travel as an El Jebel family to interest-ing locations. Next year, 2021, the Potentate’s trip will be a Pacific Northwest Cruise, 1-7 May, beginning in Vancouver, British Columbia, south along the coastline with stops at selected ports and returning to Vancouver. More information will be available later. Why don’t you plan on joining the trip? It will be a blast. Honored guests at the meeting were Illustrious Sir Brian Carter, Al Kaly Potentate and our own Past Potentates; Illustrious Sirs Dick Williams, Jim Stewart, and Rich Silver. While COVID is limiting our activities, it has not stifled them. A group of our parade vehicles gave an outstand-ing performance for the local Eastern Star Home resi-dents. They made the rounds and the residents were thrilled to see our Shriners and their varied vehicles.

This was so successful that we were asked to return next year. We may just see an annual event in the making. A big thanks to all that participated. You were loved. Plans for next year continue with the hopes that the COVID virus will be over or have a cure available by then. Another of our annual events is our trip to the Western Colorado Shrine Club Officer Installation in Grand Junction, Saturday and Sunday, 5-7 February 2021. We have a chartered bus for as many as 50 people leaving from the Temple Saturday morning and returning Sunday afternoon. Every detail is arranged. You just have to sign up and have refreshments and lunch on the bus, hotel room waiting, a social time with Club members on arrival, enjoy meeting other Nobles and families, din-ner with the Club members at the installation, breakfast before departure, and refreshments on the bus ride home. This is a journey you don’t want to miss. You should put this on your calendar. If you have been to the Temple lately, you will have noticed our Memorial Brick Plaza in our building’s front is complete! If not, stop by and see it. The original bricks and plaques from our old location have been well placed in the new “wall.” The important thing you need to know is that there are several places remaining for your new memorial bricks. Contact the office or Illustrious Sir Tony Dattilo for details and cost. There are enough spac-es for the future but get yours now and select your own location. Fundraising is continuing, so please make sure you pur-chase one or more of our 18-month El Jebel Units and Clubs Calendars (July 2020 – December 2021) available at the office. You may even see your photo is in there somewhere. To ensure you are informed of all events and their status, the following is provided: 9 November ZOOM Meeting honoring Veterans and first responders. 11 November Veterans Parade is cancelled. 29 November Temple Christmas Decorating. 5 December Children’s Christmas Party is cancelled 14 December Stated Meeting for election of officers. Details to follow. 12 June 2021 Poker Run. Yes, COVID has dampened our spirits and has seriously curtailed our getting together on a regular basis, but we are Shriners, and nothing can curtail our spirits and joy of being a great Shrine Family! Hang in there and let us know what your thoughts are to keep our Fraternity alive and well. Stay safe and we will unite again, there is no doubt. See you on ZOOM on the 9th.

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EL JEBEL SHRINE

Phone (303) 455-3470 Fax: (303) 458-8849

Red Fez Articles—office@eljebel.org

THE RED FEZ

Desktop Edition 2020-11

Joe Kent Illustrious Potentate

ELECTED DIVAN

Ron Williamson , Chief Rabban

Ken Jones, Assistant Rabban

Grady Carter , High Priest & Prophet

Jim Dawkins , Oriental Guide

Jim Stewart, P.P. , Treasurer

Jay Bobick , Recorder

APPOINTED DIVAN

Ron Dunsmore , 1st Ceremonial Master

Perry Mittler, 2nd Ceremonial Master

Joel Roche, Marshal

John Titterington , Captain of the Guard

Bill Brassette, Outer Guard

David Dorn, Director

Jim Oliver , Chaplain

LIVING PAST POTENTATES

Robert G. Van Male (1988)

Thomas D. Palmer (1989)

Jack D. Patten (1990)

Steve Tucker (1991)

Richard E. Williams (1993)

Amer Plaisted (1994)

Dr. David Powell (1997)

Jim Lear (1998)

Michael G. Severe (1999)

Jim Fitzpatrick (2000)

Ron Cosens (2003)

Richard Karns (2004, 2005)

Clint Dexter (2006)

Tony Dattilo (2007)

Fred Taylor (2008)

Jim Stewart (2009)

Ed Rendon (2010)

Dennis Proctor (2011)

Jim Long (2012)

Matthew Raia (2013)

Phil Hause (2014)

Michael Trevathan (2015)

Larry Clark (2016)

Rich Silver (2017, 2018)

Bobby Marner (2019)

PUBLICATION STAFF

Susan Boles, Editor

Jim & Judy Taylor , Photographer

Tony Dattilo, P.P. Feature Writer

Subscriptions are available to members. Call the office

303-455-3470 if you would like a copy mailed to you each month for an annual fee of $15.00

There was a friend whose heart was good

He walked with men and understood

His was a voice that spoke with cheer, And felt like music on the ear

His was a smile men loved to see; His was a hand that asked no fee for friendli-ness or kindness done. And now that he

has journeyed on, His is a fame that nev-er ends, He leaves behind uncounted

friends

Passed thru the Unseen Portals

In Memoriam

“Our beloved Brethren live on in a new and

more glorious life and service. We carry

their influence in our lives and their memo-

ries in our hearts. They are not forgotten.”

Robert D. Gates

Robert K. Zawodsky

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2020/2021 Calendar of Events

All dates are tentative

November

9 November Meeting via Zoom

18-19 Consistory Reunion-Cancelled

19 Ceremonial-Cancelled

21 Potentate’s Celebration-Cancelled

December

14 Stated Meeting/Elections via Zoom

January—2021

3 Installation of Officers– Virtual

11 Stated Meeting—via Zoom

16 Open House

31 Ham & Egger-Cancelled

February

6-7 WCSC Installation

14 Valentine Social

El Jebel Shrine emails Recorder—recorder@eljebel.org

Treasurer—treasurer@eljebel.org

Accounting—director@eljebel.org

Susan Boles/Red Fez—office@eljebel.org

Calendar—office@eljebel.org

Points—points@eljebel.org

Donations

Transportation Fund in Memory of

Greg & Kendy Cusick-Rindone Joan Sellinghausen Shriners Hospitals for Children In Memory of Dick Welle Monthly Donation Daniel Christian Donation David & Iris Krogh Dick Liable David & Iris Krogh Jim Moore Jack Denton Donation Les & Sharon Mayer Al Bernhardt Les & Sharon Mayer Ruby Mayer Operating Fund William Hammill Donation Ron & Judy Cosens Al Bernhardt Claude Akridge Al Bernhardt Larry Buyck Al Bernhardt Gary Taylor Al Bernhardt Kitsie Ballard Al Bernhardt David & Annette Gunter Al Bernhardt William Hammel Donation Paul & Lynne Altimier Al Bernhardt Dennis & Penny Sputh Al Bernhardt Ron & Robyn Williamson Al Bernhardt Vic & Esther Adelgren Donation

Membership Report

Total Membership (with Associates)

904

4—Creations

2- Expired

ATTENTION NOBLES!!!!!!!!

Annual Election of the

2021 Officers via Zoom

December 14, 2020

Meeting 7:00 PM

More details to come

St. Patrick’s Day Parade, March 13th 2021

has been cancelled

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FROM

THE HOME OFFICE

OF THE

CHIEF RABBAN

Our “Let Me Out” parade was great. Patti Sawyer Boex from the Eastern Star Masonic Center said this was the first time most of the residents had been out of the build-ing since March. They were so excited to see so many Shriners. It was a perfect fall day for a parade. A special “Thank You” to all of the Shriners that came out for this special event. Check out all the pictures in this month’s Red Fez. If you missed out on this year’s parade at the Eastern Star Masonic Center, don’t worry, we have been invited back. We will do this again in September of 2021. Need to mention, we still have calendars. What wonder-ful memories. Only $25 and the money goes to the El Jebel Op-erating Fund. Lady Robyn and I would encourage you to join us for the Po-tentate’s Trip for 2021. Article about the trip is in this month’s Red Fez. Discover the beauty of the Northwest, as we set sail aboard the Celebrity Eclipse. May 1-7, 2021. Ports of call – Vancouver, BC; Astoria, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; Victoria, BC and back to Vancouver, BC. A passport is required for this trip. 2020 has brought us some unexpected challenges. Did you ever think you would be ordering groceries on line and picking them up a few days later? Did we get what we ordered? No, the Clorox wipes, the toilet tissue, the flour were missing. Our trips to Target and Hobby Lobby came to a halt. We had to stay home! What do we do, at home, by ourselves? Many of us cleaned out closets and the garage, worked in the yard, painted the living room or bedroom. When we got really desperate, we cleaned out the basement. Did 2020 bring you any unexpected blessings? We were blessed with being able to spend more time with our grandchil-dren. We all quarantined for several months but by summer at least we were able to enjoy outdoor activities with them. Our hope for the future is that we will soon have a vaccine and we can get back to our new normal. We will never again, take for granted, our meetings, parades and other social activities that we were accustomed to enjoying. Please continue to check on friends and family. Stay safe and healthy and we hope to see everyone very soon! Our thoughts and prayers go out to all those still struggling with COVID 19 and to the fire fighters battling the wild fires in Colo-rado and California and other western states. When we look outside and see that it’s fall, it’s time to be thank-ful for friends, family and all. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Helping Kids Through Fun and Fellowship Noble Ron Williamson Chief Rabban

Radops

By Michael Marcus

Election of 2021 Officers: 2020 has been an ‘interesting’ year for most if not all of us, as we are all very well aware. Additionally, there have been nu-merous ‘firsts’ for almost every person as well as for most or-ganizations. For example, in-person meetings and social gather-ings have largely turned into virtual meetings using existing technology such as Zoom. One new ‘first’ for the Radops occurred on Sunday evening, September 27th when our 2021 officers were nominated and elected during our weekly on-the-air meeting of the Radops, also known as our Sunday Night Net! The Radops would like to congratulate each of our newly elected officers and to thank them for their willingness to continue to serve our unit. The elected 2021 officers are:

Sam Wittner (KØSLW) – President Michael Marcus (KDØRBA) – Vice President

Ken Behrens (KBØYLN) – Secretary Rich Wall (WR1CH) – Treasurer

A second ‘first’ for the Radops recently occurred on Monday evening, October 26th when we held our first ever virtual “in-person” Zoom meeting. We were forced into considering a vir-tual meeting as a result of the Colorado State governor and many metro counties issuing stricter social gathering re-strictions, which were implemented days before our scheduled October meeting. Although many of us were looking forward to sitting in the same room face-to-face since our last in-person meeting held on February 24, 2020, we did have a few distant Radops members attend our virtual October business meeting! We thank everyone who attended. A Huge THANK YOU to Emit Hurdelbrink W0UAW: The Radops would like to acknowledge and thank our current president Emit for his time, commitment and dedication to re-solving two key issues for us: 1. Our UHF Repeater, located in the Denver Metro area, inter-mittently went off-line. The problems were quickly diagnosed and resolved by Emit! 2. We also greatly appreciate Emit’s hard work getting the K0FEZ-R EchoLink node debugged and fully operational! This allows our out-of-town and snow-bird members to communi-cate directly with our local Ham Operators using special soft-ware and an Internet connection. Reaching Out To Fellow Shriners: Please feel free to reach out to any Radops officer if you need assistance of any kind during these uncertain times. We are here to help you. Radops Next In-Person Meeting: Our next scheduled in-person meeting will be held virtually on Monday, November 23, 2020 via Zoom. These meetings begin promptly at 7:00pm and are held on the fourth Monday of each month, September through April. Radops Weekly On The Air Meetings: The Radops weekly on the air meetings (a.k.a. Sunday Night Nets) are held every Sunday evening at 7:00pm on 146.985 MHz and on 447.925 MHz. We also have an EchoLink node K0FEZ-R available on the our 2 meter repeater. Please join us if you are a licensed Ham Radio operator. Otherwise, feel free to listen to our weekly meetings.

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Western Colorado

Shrine Club (WCSC)

By Steve Thomas

We came outta the dark and had our first actual meeting at 11:45am Oct. 13th. Blessing was done by Treasurer John Groves and the Pledge was led by Sgt. at Arms, Bill Hirt. As El Jebel wanting to have our officers elected by Nov. 1st we elected Michael Briscoe as President, Bill Hirt as VP, John Groves will stay as Treasurer and Andrew BE will remain as our great Secretary. Chris Geisler is Sgt. at Arms. We have one Mason who wants to become a Shriner and one Shriner who wishes to join Western Colorado Shrine Club. Wel-come Brothers. We have canceled our Christmas Party this year as a precaution with the virus going around. We are Making plans for our Installation and meeting and so-cializing with the El Jebel group from Denver on Feb. 6th at the Consistory. Always fun to see and visit with them. I bought an El Jebel calendar from President Chris. They are beautiful and a keepsake I will pass to my family. All of the Shriners in Western Colorado Shrine Club wish to thank Susan Boles for all she has done for us and wish her the best of luck in her well earned retirement. We love ya lady! WCSC Clowns: For lack of a quorum we did not meet this month. However, we had decided to recycle our officers for next year. So it will be Steve Thomas, Fearless Leader, Gary Weiszbrod, 2nd in command and Michael Briscoe as note taker and money man. As half the clowns live in the Montrose Delta area and half in Grand Junction area the two that live in Montrose and Delta still work but can take a few minutes to meet. We have decided to start meeting in Delta as a half way point for all. Fred Carson is setting up a meeting place with CB Tavern on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 1pm. We are now taking applications for clowns. No experience nec-essary. Just bring $1000 in unmarked small bills, your bank ac-count and credit card numbers and first born child to one of our meetings. I would like to thank Susan Boles for all she has done for me in my adventure with the Shrine. Good luck and God Bless you. Try running Weiszbrod through spell check. Tri-County had our meeting at Remington's at the Bridges, it was called to order at 1pm by President Scott Krebs. Blessing was given by Bro. Jim Ditmore and the Pledge was led by Steve Isle. Ashley Krebs won the 50/50 cash draw and after paying off her college loan donated the rest back to the club. Thank you very much. I'd like to remind Western Colorado Shrine Club that their President is an honorary member for the year and we buy his and his lady's first meal at one of our meetings. Chris and Kele can still get in on this project until Micheal Briscoe takes the helm in February. Then he and Janine are more than welcome to attend the fun and merriment of our little group. Our next meeting will be at Mingles Sport bar at 235 N 1st and Townsend in beautiful downtown Montrose on Nov. 28th so save some room after the turkey on Nov. 26th. We looked at a lot of different dates in Nov. and seems nothing worked out. We will recycle our officers this year.

Hope y'all remembered to set our clocks back for day night shaving time. Myself, I will not reset my wrist clock. I will be one hour in the future of you humble little mortals. Tri-County members. Fred Carson VP, Steve Isle, Steve Thomas, Jim Ditmore and President Scott Krebs.

Eastern

Star

Masonic

Center

Parade

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RV Roamers

by J. & J. Taylor

In October we started our “innings” with a dinner at Golden Corral. The restaurant had plastic gloves for each diner to wear as they were selecting their food, and face masks and hand sanitizer readily available. There were 14 Roamers and friends who dined in the northeast room: Taylors, Cromwells, Stewarts, Ken & Bonnie, Dattilos, Williamsons, and Joneses.

There wasn’t a formal meeting; the hosts were the Cromwell's. A few people talked about special events and notifications. President Jim T. said we still need hosts for February and April (no takers) and announced that dues are due.

The upcoming Christmas dinner will be at Mt. Vernon again; notices will be sent out soon. If anyone wants to join us for this dinner, contact Taylors or the hosts-to-be, Talkingtons. Thanksgiving is the deadline for signing up and paying.

Our Sherriff-of-the-day, Tony D., collected fines from non-badge wearers, with money going into a pot for kids; birthdays and anniversaries usually bring in more kid-candy money, but were not mentioned THIS TIME---be ready for next!

Under Sickness and Distress, not mentioned were a few Roamers---we’ll see how everyone is doing next month, especially Kirsten, who wasn’t here with Jim O.; she was having esophagus surgery.

Tony D. announced that Roamers By-Laws are soon to be published (they were approved). Our Divan Rep, Ken Jones, had a few words to say about being happy to be here (we’re happy, too!). He then told us the Children’s Christmas Party is cancelled, and that the El Jebel Divan vote will be coming up soon. Ron Williamson, Potentate candidate, passed out a paper on the 5-Night Pacific Northwest Cruise that he and Robyn have been arranging for May. They are trying to keep the price at $3,000 per couple---sounds great!

The next Roamers “inning” will be at Rosemary Café, on So. Sheridan Blvd. Emails with info will be coming out soon; there is no pre-payment, but please RSVP to the hosts, Ken Stauffer and Bonnie Custer. The café needs to know how many are coming. The date is Sunday, No-vember 15th, with a time of 1:30p.m.; the café will let us in at 1:10 p.m. See you there!

Optars

by J. & J. Taylor

Optars members met for a Zoom meeting on October 8, with five people present: Ed H., Jim & Judy T., Kim C., & Ron D. The normal opening happened, with prayer, Pledge, approved Minutes, and Treasurer’s report.

Ed Hamm is home, and reported on his physical thera-py; Judy reported that her blood tests show stabilization, and President Ron Dunsmore looked pretty tired from his last chemo treatment.

A vote was taken to combine the Secretary and Treas-urer job (each year units have to do this). The election is over, and results are as printed in the last Red Fez (“rolled over” from last year).

The Christmas Party was discussed with all the changes to be made. It is possible to do emails of pictures, since the numbers of people are limited.

New business: Ed has recordings on photography edu-cation; he can show those classes for Optars meetings for now until January 1st. It was agreed to do what we can on any of these. Ed also reported that at next Monday’s Shrine meeting he will be doing a Zoom presentation, “A Scotland Virtual Tour”. He wanted to practice share screening with the Optars at this meeting. Kim went over what she would like to learn with this unit---action pictures. We all agreed this would be a good subject. Another subject for meetings is a technique on using our green screens.

Our next Optars meeting will be on November 3rd, which is a Tuesday, at 6:00 p.m. President Ron has a crafty idea involving putting pictures on items. We won’t be meeting at the Shrine building, due to new re-strictions on numbers, (and until Ed can join us there.)

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CEF Giving Envelope Fundraising Donation Board

For the Daughters of the Nile Foundation

Convalescent Endowment Fund (CEF)*

El Mejdel Temple No. 47

Select an envelope, any amount would be gratefully accepted and most certainly appre-ciated. Place that amount into the envelope

seal it, and put it in the birdcage with “Princess Birdie”.

You may keep the card if you wish

Please make checks payable to:

Daughters of the Nile Foundation Memo Line: El Mejdel Temple No. 47, CEF

Send checks to:

Annette Stewart, Pr. Royal 3022 S. Wheeling Way, # 105

Aurora, CO 80014-5605 Phone number: 720-656-8630

Thank you for your generosity! *The Daughters of the Nile Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation which maintains a permanent endow-ment fund to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children®. All monetary donations promote, support and maintain the philanthropic endeavors that enhance the medical care and treatment of the patients in the Shriners Hospitals for Children®.

EL JEBEL SPORTS

CAR CLUB

By Ron Cosens, P.P.

WHOA, we finally got out of the trenches and participat-ed in a Parade on October 4th. Thanks to Chief Rabban Ron Williamson, we did a parade for the Eastern Star Home circling the complex 3 times. Surprisingly, no one got lost, and everyone had a good time doing it. The turn-out for this was surprising – we had more participants than some Call Outs ! Those that participated for the Sports Unit were Presi-dent John Kesig & Sandy, V.P. Ron Cosens, P.P. & Judy, Secretary Hos Varner & Nancy, Dick Williams, P.P., Jack McCaffery, and Jerry Porter. After the parade we went to Poppies for lunch. Some of us wonder where all the years went, and I am one of them. On October 6th the Grand Master presented me with a citation and pin representing over 60 years as a Master Mason. See picture. If you want to be active and are looking for a unit to have fun, give us a try. We meet every month on the sec-ond Wednesday for lunch. If you have a sports car, or convertible, you can be an Active member. BUT, you can also be a Social member if you do not have a qualifying car to be Active. If interest-ed, call John Kesig 303-460-0607, or, Ron Cosens 303-794-4851. Keep it between the ditches and enjoy !

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El Jebel Shrine Calendar

The 18-Month Calendars are NOW available in the El Jebel Shrine Office for $25.00. See your fellow Shriners enjoying fun and fellowship.

Please help support the Operating Fund of El Jebel!

Any questions, please contact the

El Jebel Office: 303-455-3470

(Copies can be mailed for an additional $4.00 per copy)

Thank you for your support!!!

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El Jebel Motor Corps

(Cooler Nobles, Jeep Patrol, Keystone

Kops, Motor Patrol)

The Eastern Star Home was the place to be on October 4th! A well coordinated plan was put into place and a fun filled parade route was laid out. This wasn’t your typical parade with small children instead it was a parade with many “happy to see you” faces that have been unfortunate “shut ins” since March. Many El Jebel units along with their families made the experience great and very memo-rable to all. Nicely planned and well executed our hats off to the organizers! Steve Hubbard's 1926 Fire Truck was filled to the brim with Nobles and Ladies and “Larry” the mini 18 wheeler driven by Harry Livermore represented the Motor Corps nicely.

Our Officers lineup for 2021 has remained the same and will be until we can gather and make changes. Thanks to all for your continued dedication.

Not sure when all this is going to pass and let us get back into our fun loving ways but, when it does we will be ready. The repairs for Long John and Double Header are laid out. I’ve been contacted by a Noble with regard to The Keystone Kops opportunities. So fingers crossed we should be ready and able to hit the streets with that great “have fun” attitude once again.

Are you looking for a fun Parade Group? This is it! Drivers wanted and riders are always welcome! Call 303-514-2102 for details.

Remember: What time is it? It’s now! So let’s get mov-ing!

Saturday, November 21, 2020

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Arab Patrol Larry Smith

Chuck Schumacher

Band Steve Munsinger

Dune Buggy Patrol Janet Silver

Ron Pitcock

Renee Tedford

Tom Mehsling

Legion of Honor

Russ Gray

Neva Frohlick

Provost Guard Mary Trevathan

Boots Lewis

RV Roamers Patty Graves

Jim Ashley

Richard Talkington

Jean Ashley

Billy Umsted

Yoriko Umsted

Radops

Richard Anderton

Ron Pitcock

Sports

Mary Anstine

Joel Roche

T-Nobles Richard Wenzel

VIP’S

Chuck Schumacher

El Jebel Computer Club

J & J Taylor

On Tuesday, October 13th, the Computer Club met by Zoom with 8 members: Mike W., George V., Jim & Judy T., Ron & Robyn W., Ed H., and Bill G.

President Ed “got” to run the meeting from home. Af-ter the prayer and pledge, the minutes were approved as written in the Red Fez. Jim gave a treasurer’s report (nothing). Ed is now on a walker, still house bound, and the therapy people are training him on steps, etc. Mike recently had kidney stones removed (for the 3rd time). Judy’s doing well.

Under Old business, Ron said the Children’s Christmas Party probably will be cancelled. If not, we will look into printing pictures. Calendars are still available.

New business: Ed reported on new items available. There was a question about alarms. Mike still has pass-word problems.

Ron gave the Divan report: El Jebel now has 4 new members. He still has calendars; the poker Run is post-poned until June (tentative).

The “Let Me Out” Parade was very much enjoyed by the Eastern Star residents (it circled their campus 3 or 4 times!), and he told them “We will be back”! The Shrine building is open for 18 people in the auditorium, for now. The Veterans’ Day Parade is cancelled. December 14th is a Stated meeting with elections for El Jebel. He men-tioned Ed’s Scottish Isles Virtual Tour program, run at last night’s Shrine Zoom meeting. As of now, the instal-lation of Shrine officers is scheduled at Highland Lodge, for Sunday January 3rd.

The next Computer Club meeting will be on Tuesday, November 10th, at 1:00, probably by Zoom.

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October 12, 2020 meeting of the October 12, 2020

Northeast Colorado Shrine Club Outpost #1 Sterling, CO

The day started out dark but daylight savings time is not far away. We are meeting at the new “Sonny’s Overland Trail Café” which is located in the Ramada Inn on High-way 6 East. This is exit 125 on interstate 76 Sterling in-terchange. We started the morning gathering, like al-ways, with a great breakfast, President Noble Cecil Soud-ers called the meeting to order and lead us in the pledge of allegiance, followed by a prayer. The minutes of our previous meeting were reviewed and approved as printed. We discussed our upcoming project for October where we will be meeting at the Elks lodge for a joint communi-ty project of cleaning pumpkins on the 30th and the kids will come in on the 31st and donate a can of food for a pumpkin to carve. The donated food will then be donated to the Cooperative Ministries. We will be working jointly with the Sterling Lodge 54 Masons and Santa’s of Ster-ling, the Elks and also some of the City employees. This is a community involvement project. With Halloween fast approaching and Thanksgiving and Christmas on its heels we need to get started. With the Covid19 still around we will be practicing so-cial distancing and wearing face masks, etc. At the Elks ballroom we will have room to spread out. You all have a standing invitation to come out and meet with us the second Monday of each month here at the Overland Trail Café at the Highway 6 interchange at 6:00 A.M. That is the Ramada Inn interchange exit 125 high-way 6 and I-76. Good food and Great Fellowship.

NORTHEAST Colorado Shrine Club by Jerry Wardrip, Secretary

El Jebel Dune Buggy Patrol

By Don Weiser

November is here, and we are anticipating the start of the holiday season. The temperatures have dropped, and it is brisk-er, with temperatures getting cold at night. The leaves are al-most all fallen, and we have had our first big snowfall. In a normal year, we would be getting our buggies ready for their winter sleep. We are still not able to hold meetings in person, as the Covid restrictions have been increased again. The use of our Shrine area is restricted to 5 persons, so no meetings in person. Our fearless leader, Ron Williamson, arranged for us to do a mini parade at the Eastern Star/Masonic Center, and it was a re-sounding success. The folks at the home were out in force, with most having not been outside since March. They enjoyed it so much that El Jebel Shrine has been asked to schedule another parade for next summer. We will have a meeting on November 11th, with information coming soon. The meeting will start around 6:30 pm with a happy hour, so be sure to have a drink of your choice on hand. The regular meeting starts at 7pm, where information will be presented concerning the status of our unit, the Shrine, and upcoming events that have been postponed or canceled. Hope-fully, everyone has read the October minutes that were sent out by Don Strand and let us know if any changes need to be made. Have you purchased your 2020 – 2021 El Jebel Shrine calen-dar yet? They are available at the Shrine Office, or from our Chief Rabban Ron Williamson. The cost is $25.00 each, and proceeds go to the operating fund. One last bit of information. There are 2 dune buggies currently up for sale. If you are inter-ested in belonging to a great, fun filled unit, here is your chance to join us and get your buggy! Both buggies are in very good condition and looking for a new Shriner home. If interested, contact Don Strand at 303-799-6629 for more information on owners contact information. Coming Events: November 9th El Jebel Shrine Zoom Meeting 7:00 pm November 11th Dune Buggy Patrol Meeting Social 6:30 pm Meeting 7:00pm November 26th Thanksgiving Lastly, we want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. With the Covid restrictions, here’s hoping that we are able to get together with our families and friends to celebrate the holi-day season.

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El Mejdel Temple No. 47

Daughters of the Nile

Carole Bolduc, PQ

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE! Well, I suppose it’s asking a lot to have a normal Thanks-giving Day Celebration with family and friends this year, but this too shall pass, and normality will return one day. We were all disappointed that our annual High Tea could not be held this year; hopefully next year, things will be back on track. Seems like forever since we’ve seen one another. The White Rose is still scheduled for January 17th, and we hope for a good turnout. You will find information for reservations included in this issue of the FEZ. A Virtual Session via ZOOM was held for our October meeting, and business was conducted with all reports be-ing given and approved. Stay safe and well and don’t forget to vote!

Sandblasters of El Jebel

by Matthew Madrid

Greetings Nobles and Ladies, As the weather cools and the winter months approach, the Sandblasters have officially closed out the 2020 golf season. Our golf chairman Jim Teagarden once again did a phenomenal job. The club enjoyed eight outings this year and had great attendance for all of them. Thank you for all of your hard work, Jim. The club appreciates all you continue to do year after year. We look forward to 2021. Plans for the yearly winter outing in Chandler, Arizona continue to move forward and final details will be sent out to the membership in November. We look forward to seeing you all there February 17th - 24th. The Sandblasters meet on the last Wednesday of each month at the Golden Corral at 11:30 AM on West Hamp-den Ave. (River Point Shopping Center).

Building clean up photo

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Pipe Band

By Kent Burns

Welcome to November, perhaps the most sacrosanct month of the year. In April, we have Easter, arguably the most holy of days because that is when the basis for Christianity occurred. Then in May we have Memorial Day, no less sacred to veterans than that day in November for it pays homage to those who made the ultimate sacri-fice for our great country (although the true reason is sometimes lost in picnics and the first trips of summer). Along comes July in which we celebrate the birth of our nation, usually with a barbecue, but always with fire-works. Labor Day in September has three meanings of late: The end of summer, the day after which you are not supposed to wear white, and a tip of the hat to all those who work for a living. But November has, within its four weeks, two days originally devoted to giving thanks – Thanksgiving, when we give thanks to the Grand Archi-tect of the Universe for all the blessings we have in this country; and Veterans Day, when we give thanks to all those whose service and sacrifice made it possible to en-joy those blessings. Sadly, the real meaning behind “Turkey Day” has been made secondary to parades and football games. Gather-ing together as families is still a big part of the day, but somehow the pre-game antics of the over-privileged, over-paid, under-appreciative, and totally un-patriotic athlete have become more the center of the celebration than the (previously necessary and now optional) pre-meal invoca-tion (which should include a heart-felt “Thank you, God”). And all this is not to mention the relegation of things spiritual to tertiary status (after self and other things pedestrian). While not meaning to climb onto ye olde pulpit (again), the lack of genuine gratitude at Thanksgiving – while egregious in and of itself, but des-tined to be “rewarded” spiritually – seems to be once again prevalent in this country. The patriot who was called upon to leave hearth and home, endure privation and hardship, and dodge all sorts of “slings and arrows” (in the literal sense) should not have to also dodge those “slings and arrows” (in the fig-urative sense) aimed at him upon his return. After years of being maligned, insulted, ridiculed, and generally made to feel unwelcome, the veteran is now accorded all kinds of homage and salutations; but for the most part, all these “accolades” are lip-service, more to relieve the guilt of the non-participant in things military than to compli-ment the veteran’s selfless actions. This is especially true in the hallowed halls of Washington. There, the plight of the veteran is generally ignored. Now it seems that it is not politically beneficial, useful, even appropriate to con-centrate on poor pay, even poorer after-service benefits, or the ever-present problems with their hospitals. For someone who wrote a check up to and including his life, payable to the people of the United States, such treatment is, to say the least, disgusting. There are many programs designed to help, encourage, and honor veterans but, as Gary Sinise says, “We can never do enough, although we

can always do more.” One such program is the Honor Flight which was canceled this year due to the most re-cent Chinese import, euphemistically called the “COVID Pandemic.” We can only hope and pray that this small tribute to our heroes will be reinstated after this is re-solved. For those who accepted the responsibility thrust upon them by the capricious world in which they lived – for those who saved the world twice in the last century – for those who are so humble most will not brag about their deeds, preferring instead to pass the accolades on to their comrades – for those who went in harm’s way to ensure the freedom of their country – to all those for whom we cannot do enough, let us strive to do just a little more and remember them on their day in November by saying “thank you,” – and really mean it. And not just this year, but all the years to come.

Vintage Iron Patrol

By Bobby

On October 4th El Jebel had a very rare chance to parade. The Nobility was able to make several Parade laps at the Eastern Star Center While it wasn’t your typical parade with lots of little children it sure had a lot of smiling faces in attendance. This was an awesome chance to make oth-ers happy and shed a little ray of sunshine on a very chal-lenging parade year. To all of those who helped coordi-nate this effort “Great Job!” and thank you. Our fearless leader Wayne has undergone yet another surgery to correct his last surgery. To say the least he has been “through the mill” in his efforts to regain his mobili-ty. He asked me to thank each and everyone for their heartfelt correspondence. The latest update has him at home and on the road to recovery. Our V.P. Phil has had his share of medical woes as well. Both he and his Lady Gloria underwent surgeries this past month and are on the mend. Both send their love to all and are thankful for the care and concern that so many have shared. Our 2021 line up of officers has Matt Raia as El Presi-dente, Phil Covarrubias as V.P., Bob Hobbit as Secretary and Wayne Covert as Treasurer. Hopefully in the near future we can gather again for socials and rev our engines at parades. Membership is the key so remember to be on the “lookout” for new members! What qualifies? You have to be: Light hearted, Fun loving, Motivated, Auto Enthusi-asts! Remember, Rubber side down and Shiny side up!

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The new El jebel plaza

By: Tony Dattilo, P.P.

As we close out this very unusual year of 2020, we’ve managed to achieve a brighter spot in our family treasure of El Jebel Shriners. Thanks to the monetary donations provided by some individuals and units of our Shrine, we were able to obtain a small business contractor to complete the restoration work on our El Jebel Plaza. Our original Plaza was dedicated at our former Shrine home on May 13, 2002, providing a place where members of our Shrine fam-ily could provide a memorial, honorary or historic remind-er of a person or persons who would be ‘enshrined’ in a place of honor in our Plaza. Since the dedication of the original Plaza in 2002, we’ve witnessed many changes at El Jebel Shrine, including several different “configurations” of the Plaza. This latest restoration effort was facilitated to restore the dignity and honor of those Shriners and Masons whose names and/or Masonic groups were engraved in the inserts of the Plaza. The new config-uration provides a visible presence in the landscape near the entryway of our building within the purview of our American Flag, and the well-known statuary of the “Editorial Without Words”. HOW DO I ORDER A BRICK? The process of ordering by our Shrine family members is made easy for you. You may obtain an order blank and facilitate payment by con-tacting our office either by email at director@eljebel.org, calling the office at 303-455-3470, or one of our Trustees and Plaza coordinator, Greg Rindone, at 303-918-7299 We have been successful at obtaining a reliable, long term vendor whose mission it is to create the quality and permanent engraved bricks that will stand the tests and rigors of time, thereby providing a lasting tribute to all of our Shrine family who are enshrined and remembered within the Plaza. The process is now reactivated in which various bricks may be ordered for placement in the Plaza. Each of us should consider the purchase and placement of a brick for the Plaza, a perpetual and visible symbol of es-teem for the heroes and loved ones whom we wish to hon-or, or perhaps as a remembrance that each of us have passed this way, a contributor, supporter and participant in the “Greatest Philanthropy in the World”.

There are five levels of bricks that may be ordered. Your combination choice of a purchase level of brick, and your non-deductible donation may be identified by viewing the bricks that are currently placed in the new Plaza, and the options listed below. We have retained the original pricing for the various options of bricks as were identified in 2002. Proceeds from the orders of bricks will be exclusively utilized for the El Jebel Building Fund. The five options are listed here for your information;

“BRONZE LEVEL” $100.00: ‘Antique Red’ 4” X 8” brick with 2 lines of engraving.

(3rd line optional - $15.00 extra).

“SILVER LEVEL” $300.00: ‘Imperial Beige’ 4” X 8” brick with 2 lines of engraving.

(3rd line optional - $15.00 extra).

“GOLD LEVEL” $500.00: ‘Antique Red’ 8” X 8” brick with 3 lines of engraving.

“EMERALD LEVEL” $1000.00: ‘Imperial Beige’ 8” X 8” with 3 lines of engraving.

“DIAMOND LEVEL” $1500.00 and UP: 12” X 12” Black Polished Granite with 4 lines of engraving

(other options available) Watch for a short PowerPoint presentation on our El Jebel website and Facebook page of the “Before, During and After” process of constructing the new Plaza. On a personal note, it was my extreme honor to have partici-pated in the design and construction of this project. The vivid memories of many who once graced our presence as friends and Shriners flooded in as each brick was laid in place. My profound thanks are extended to those who donated their funds to make this concept a reality. It’s my sincere hope that we’ve been successful in honoring you, and all those whose names appear in the Plaza, as a place of visibility, dignity, honor and remembrance for all.

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Nobles & Ladies, we are looking for HELP!!!

• Membership

• Temple Website

• Red Fez

. Proofreading

. Temple Articles

. Layout

. Printing

. And many more items………

• Front Desk

Contact: El Jebel Office 303-455-3470

Didja know?

by ejgw

When the general public thinks of “the Shrine,” they general-ly think about little cars and clowns. (What might be really funny is a big clown in a little car.) Clowns embody all the best characteristics Shriners strive for – a love of children, kind, philanthropic, generally gentle. “Tiny” is one such No-ble. But he takes his gentle love for those who cannot help themselves into his personal and professional life. Currently, he is self-employed as the owner and operator of an established pet-sitting and dog-walking business specializing in reactive, aggressive, and special-needs dogs. (I personally know of two “special-needs” dogs. Wonder if he can cure them?) Prior to his very recent retirement this September, he spent 14 years as the director of Denver Animal Protection and the Denver Ani-mal Shelter. Seems like he walks what he talks. A rarity, these days. Born and raised on a farm north of Broomfield as a third-generation Colorado resident, Doug Kelley graduated from Northglenn High School, then Colorado Christian University with a BS in Organizational Management, and lastly from CU-Denver with a master’s in Public Administration. He has been extremely active in Blue Lodge as a Twice Past Master of Lakewood Lodge #170 and the York Rite bodies (Past High Priest, Past Thrice Illustrious Master, Past Commander). His commitments to children is evident (other than as a Shriner) as he is currently the Associate Grand Guardian of Job’s Daugh-ters of Colorado. Doug fulfilled a life-long dream of becoming a Noble when he was created in 2014. According to him, he “watched them [Shriners] in awe in the Arvada Harvest Festival Parade” and fell in love with the “little car at the Arvada bank.” After join-ing the clowns, Tiny was accepted to do monthly visits at Chil-dren’s Hospital which has given him some of the “most re-warding and heart-wrenching experiences” of his life. He quot-ed what should be the “mission statement” for all clowns: “The epitome of a clown is someone who accepts and tolerates

everyone in general, has a very light spirit, has a big heart, and is willing to entertain and put smiles

on faces — from a child that may be 2 to 3 years old, to a child that may be 90 years old. They do

what they can to make that person smile and make light of their day.”

But his desire to help others does not stop with El Jebel. He has been involved in Drums Along the Rockies here in Denver, and Corps Encore in Utah. For the uninitiate, these are high-school-age drum and bugle corps contests; the Rockies one is held in Mile Hi stadium (whatever name is has had at the time he was there), not the stadium the baseball Rockies play in. He has run other multiple high school marching band contests – wonder if the Grand Lodge could get him up to Greeley next time for the annual band camp? This will mean more to Pipe Band members than the rest of the Nobles, but didja know Doug has worked with our great friend, Bill Smith (director of the USAFA Cadet Drum and Bugle Corps and co-founder of RP&B) and another one of our music buddies, Doug Harris (director of the Rocky Mountain Brassworks with whom we have done many concerts)? And he is on the Board of the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps. Wonder if we can finagle a concert or two with them as well?

DOUG

“TINY”

KELLEY

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Director’s Staff Sign Shop

Badges and Signs

The Director’s Staff Sign Shop is open for business!

We can make name badges and/or sign(s) for most of your Shrine units as well as most Masonic organizations (ex. Blue Lodge, York Rite, OES, Amaranth, Daughters of the Nile, DeMolay, Job’s Daughters, Rainbow Girls, etc.),

In the window conference room in the member’s lounge (2nd floor) of El Jebel Shrine, in the bottom mail boxes are request forms for the name badges and signs. Please fill out the request forms with the requested information and place the completed form in the bottom right side of these mail boxes.

The mailbox is checked regularly for requests and then they are scheduled for completion.

Upon completion of your request for badges or signs, you will be notified and arrangements can be made for the pickup of your order and you will receive an invoice for payment along with your completed order.

Any questions or comments may be directed to Jim

Oliver 720-333-6446 or jw.oliver@comcast.net

If interested in running an ad or recruiting ads, they may be placed in the monthly publication of the Red Fez

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